- Country:Canada
- Collection:Silver Commemorative $10
- Metal:Silver
- Year:2011
- Denomination:$10
- Finish:Complete
- Weight (oz):0.51
- Purity:0.9999
- Mintage:3292
- Product type:Coin
One in a series of four coins designed by Canadian Aboriginal artist Corrine Hunt- designer of the gold, silver, and bronze medals, produced by the Royal Canadian Mint, for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Other coins available in this series...
Guardian of nature's delicate balance.
The Boreal Forest is a vast woodland thatcircumvents the globe across the NorthernHemisphere. It's home to thousands of speciesof flora and fauna-a critical source of life-givingoxygen and a major filter for absorbing carbondioxide. In fact, Canada's boreal forest storesmore carbon than any other terrestrial ecosystemon earth.
Express your passion for the Canadian wilderness-treasures to cherish and preserve.
Celebrated First Nation's artist Corrine Hunt has brought her distinctive vision of traditional Kwakwaka'wakw and Tlingit formsto create these special-edition collectibles. Everydesign is visual poetry that gives the time-honoured traditions of conservation and respect a contemporary voice with powerful lines and well-honed economyin composition.
2011 is the International Year of Forests-a time to reflect on the significant role the wilderness plays in reducing global warming and preserving the earth's environmental balance.
